Pierre Robin Sequence: evaluation, management, indications for surgery, and pitfalls

Andrew R Scott; Robert J Tibesar; James D Sidman

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2012.03.007

Pierre Robin Sequence: evaluation, management, indications for surgery, and pitfalls

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2012 Jun;45(3):695-710, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2012.03.007.

Authors

Andrew R Scott¹, Robert J Tibesar, James D Sidman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Floating Hospital for Children - Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Box 850, 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA. ascott@tuftsmedicalcenter.org

PMID: 22588044
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2012.03.007

Abstract

This article reviews the various treatment methods for airway obstruction and feeding difficulty in infants with Pierre Robin Sequence (PRS), and highlights the benefits and limitations of early mandibular distraction osteogenesis in particular as a way of managing both airway obstruction and feeding difficulty in these children.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Airway Management
Airway Obstruction / etiology
Airway Obstruction / surgery
Blood Gas Analysis
Child
Gastrostomy
Humans
Laryngoscopy
Lip / surgery
Mandible
Osteogenesis, Distraction
Patient Selection
Physical Examination
Pierre Robin Syndrome / complications
Pierre Robin Syndrome / diagnosis*
Pierre Robin Syndrome / surgery*
Polysomnography
Tongue / surgery
Tracheotomy